Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-03-03
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Some claim that the pulley ia the oldest |
Invention, but probably the |
crowbar has pryor claim. ~ Texas SIT |
in9s.
It must snake Gear Alexander turn
green with envy when be reads Of the
puissant walking delegate. Boston Tran
script
Broken limbs do not deter the bold to-
hoggans RS They will probably mot dis
c ntinuiihe sport until the backbone
OF Giuivt" is broken. Boston CONNER
ciI Batletia.
81 am mot going TO Smiths tobacco
store any more for cigars" whats the
matter with his cigarsfn "0ut of every
two buy only one drawa" Then bny
only one at & time. "-Ttsas Siftiags
In all onr experience in writing every
thing from two-linef to book review,
there is nothing that we have ever so
much dreaded to tackle Us aputf for an
undertaken, - Men o, unsriek IN ~ Ere
a0aiaa.
The Duchess Yes, skatin' would be
eharmin' If il wef'nt iorths free zin' stop
pin the huntiu'n Lord Charles Yes,
and amt sleighin' toppin' fun except for
the snowin' spoilin' the skatin'P--Puneh.
Mrs. Clashed-"My rubber is coming
off, Edward, and" Mr.. Olabhed
thinking of something else,-"If it's
amy evening this week, you can'toount on
me I'm booked for poker every night
It'd. Bit.
Mr.. Clay Proud ter see yo', Miss
Daisy. Been terbogginnin' any dis
wintahS Miss Mould-Nah; only once.
Dat yer Mr.. Lafily squoze NAH so hard he
done bruk fob ribs. Mr.. Clay-I 'spise a
hog Puck.
Miss Knickerbocker-''If Talmage Is
right, Mr.. Snobberly, you ought to be q
magnificent dancer" Snobberly-aAh.
what did he say 2" HE says men talent
and commanding intellect are never good
dancers "-TtSds SVtings.
Boston Girl-"Tell me, my friend, do
you admire Hawthorne2" New York Girl
ooh, my; yes think ii is great !
When we were at Saratoga 1 used 10 drink
two big glasses of it every morning before
breakfast. "--LosceR Citizen.
1t strikes me, y said q City and County
Hall man yesterday, i'tnat we do not
| want any war with Canada. Whenwe were
| drafted in 1864 we knew where ~ GO.
but in ase of trouble with Canada, whe-e
could we go ?"-Bu1dlo Courier.
The coopers are on strike now and are
| whooping about in New York. A non
union man has been badly bunged up BY
them and in showing his wounds prob
ably exclaimed; See what rent the en-.
| vious casker made. Boston Commercial
Bulletin.
| what wuz de tex dis mornin', Mr.
Johnsou2 | wuz too late" "Itwuz about
de meracles', Bro. Snow. Whar de Lor
fed seven people on 5000 baskets of fish. ;
II don't see any meracle about dat" "0h
de meracle am dey all didn't bust
Judge.
Berrien county man arrived in Quit
man on Friday last with q cart load o.
possums. They were large and fat, ani
showed that they had been we'll fed il
Berrien. The.possum trade is in its infancy
but we shall foster it with care. Quitnlo1
(GG.) Free Press.
Mrs. Fourstars little girl was there.
must tell you one Of her odd little say
ings. Her father has small round BALI
spot on the top of his head, and kissing
him at bedtime, she remarked, .'stooI
down, papsy dear, want to kiss tn
place 'nhere the lining ssOtos "-Load0'
Truth.
"Got any invisible ink ~ she asked, il
whisper. 1--WE have.n "0ne bottle
please "You know how to use it ?" b.
) queried. "Oh, it isn't for me, but TO
, the nice young man who writes to me
=; Mamma has got in the habit of opening
| NV igft asaA AInkn ~, 81. II
e draw blanks after this.-Detr0it IRE
/. Press
t prominent la wyer in this city recent,
o secured client in the person OF maj
$ charged with counterfeiting, and received
9 four new 50.dollar bills as retainer
+ When the legal light went TO deposit then
c in bank, he dicoyered that they wer
Q bogus, and with remarkable presence o
{ mind he withdrew from the case
r Chicago Igtsr0cedn.
Dilby-'' Hello, old fellow, you lool
depressed this morning; come let IN
= cheer you up tell me the trouble and
shall knew inst how tG proceed Wig
wuR (brighteningl --' Why. I've just phi
out my last nj gsl 70 Ref square with tn
: world, so if you can lem Happy ma
= square with the wor--there's my car
y IN in bur" -Dstr0t Free Press.
:. Woman Ito tramp)-"I kin give Y
: some cold buckwheat cakes an q piece ,
Il minca pie Tramp (frightened) -"Wht
what's that" Woman-"Coid bucl
wheat cakes an mince pie Tramp hero
! ically)-"Throw in o small bottle of pei
h sin, madam, and I'll take the chances. y
IN N'dical and Surgical RepoJ ter.
LIS | %,
money, for which they did not like toas
their husbands or fathers, have purchase
valuable articles at store where the
!, had credit, end then sent them to us I
II obtain loan. They get the mony the
: want, and, having no use forthe article
they fail to redeem them. Their husband
~ or fathers pay the bills in blissful igno
{ ran3e of the little schemes of their wiyt
:. and daughters. st Louis PaDnbqoker.
q The President has vetoed the bill Al
i propriatipg $4,000 for the Distribute
:. of seeds to the Texas drought sufferer
"a The President has hard heart. FanC
ia Texan with twenty or thirty acres
"a land aud not a turnlp or squash seed
II his back. If Congress was to appropria
" 500 for the relief of poor labofin2 ma
J. who had lest seven dogs by death, it
re probable that the President would vel
r that, too. AorrtstNcn Herald.
a The barber proceeded to explain tn
n the 'sneezing spot was a sensitive plg
a. to the left of the middle of the forehea
why said he, there are men who con
in here who sneeZe regularly every time
comOtkeir hair OF shave them lust as 500
i. as the comb passes over thatspot Ihat
" man in here yesterday who sneezed thr
II times just as hard as he could, all becau
~ Touched the sneez ng spot. Itmust
O. avery small nerve that tickles the nostril
In -Atbaag Journal.
az The cowboys have language of thu
q own. They call horse breaker
a 4 "bronoho buster Their stsed is Otter
re- "cayuse,1 and to dress well is to n
O. proper.n When cowboy goes out
the prairie he ''hitR the fat Wits
is family disturbance and to eat is
q chew His hat is ''cady, his wi
~ ''quirt, his rubber coat "slickel
n his leather overalls are 'tchapsn or "cbs
= erals, and his revolver is ''45" BAG
is overland trout. "--Nes0 York Ty't5uI
The frlsky dancing which forms a CHI
attraction of the French balls, is do
ng wholly by paid performers, who ia
"; good care never to oyerstep the line Ii
10, down by the police, and who are perfect
= we'll known to the police as entitled Il
hg certain amount of liberty in costun
le' and behavior, because there are lots
lls young men who pay their money and X
their coats with the idea that the cap,
III, of these variety performers are due
nv natural yiyaciouEness and chnmpaona